SpoutDev/Spout — Issue #811: Ability to grab screenshots
Author: narrowtux
Created: 2011-10-26 11:04:04+00:00
State: open

codename_B: Hey
codename_B: Question about SpoutCraft and spout :3
codename_B: anyone about willing to put up with a few?
codename_B: Is it possible (yet) to grab a client-side screenshot of what the client is seeing via spoutcraft and spout?
TheAnyInbox: Who are you punkbuster or something?
TheAnyInbox:
codename_B: Hey, it'd be super useful XD
TheAnyInbox: I dont think that will be added due to security reasons
codename_B: I don't see why not, it's just a screenshot grabber, super useful for so many things
TheAnyInbox: ask someone like Affor or Wuld when they get back
codename_B: I will do
TheAnyInbox: I dont have access to the roadmap
narrowtux: codename_B: That requires lots of bandwidth
codename_B: narrowtux that's not what I asked :3
codename_B: I asked is it possible?
narrowtux: possible yes
codename_B: minecraft itself requires lots of bandwidth
narrowtux: but if we'd add it is the other question
codename_B: It would be a very useful anti-cheating measure if admins could snap a client-sider
narrowtux: suere
narrowtux: not so high security issue because they only see the client
codename_B: yeah
narrowtux: hmm
narrowtux: another cool use would be to put images to a gallery
codename_B: exactly, or even on a server website via BukkitHTTPD take client-screenshots of all online players every hour and post them on the frontpage
narrowtux: or "webcams"
codename_B: exactly!
codename_B: sound like something that could happen at some point then ?
narrowtux: I think so
codename_B:
codename_B: most excellent